The ancient Big Dipper, the eastern wilderness, the northern region.
At the summit of the vast sky.
Whew~~~
Cao Ya's speed wasn't very fast, but he was under a lot of pressure activating the Devouring Demon Jar, and he constantly felt like his body was about to burst apart and be crushed into mincemeat.
Although the magic jar was not large, it resembled a sea of stars and was incredibly heavy.
This resulted in his inspection of the Eastern Wilderness being quite slow.
Of course, there was also the factor of him deliberately slowing down to show off his strength and muscles.
The longer they can hold out, the more wary those ancient clans will become.
The reason Cao Ya was able to revive the Devouring Demon Jar to such a profound degree was entirely because he comprehended the Demon Jar, grasped its Dao, and gained considerable insight.
In addition, his Great Sage-level power is also crucial.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to sustain such a long period of time.
The consumption of ultimate imperial weapons is beyond imagination.
In the universe of 【Covering the Sky】, the Great Sage is already an extremely powerful existence. Don't think that the Great Sage is nothing in front of the Emperor Weapon. But below the Great Emperor and Quasi-Emperor, the Great Sage is the strongest.
The so-called ancient sages could collapse mountains with a single hair, which was already terrifying, but they were still two steps below the Great Sage.
Immortal Half-Step Great Power, Immortal Two Great Power, Immortal Three Dao-Slaying King, Immortal Four Saint, Immortal Five Saint King, Immortal Six Great Saint, Quasi-Emperor, Great Emperor.
Of course, those who are immortals in the mortal world, those who are about to attain enlightenment, and those who attain enlightenment in other ways are exceptions.
Cao Ya activated the Devouring Demon Jar and continued to tour the Northern Region. He had already passed through most of the area and was now above the Ancient Jiang Family.
He quickened his pace. This was the bloodline of the Human Emperor. Although there were some despicable members of his race, overall, he had made great contributions to the human race.
He sensed the fluctuations of the Hengyu Furnace, an intensity that seemed to be the result of gathering ten thousand blazing suns, about to burn through the universe.
The ancient Jiang family also discovered the figure in the sky, which aroused awe in many people.
Jiang Taixu flew out with a whoosh, his hands gleaming with divine light, and transmitted his voice:
“Great Sage Cao, this is the Medicine King cultivated by my clan…”
Cao Ya understood Jiang Taixu's meaning and told him to take the Medicine King to prevent it from being drained by the Supreme Emperor Weapon.
However, he had a rudimentary understanding of the Daoist principles of the Demon Jar, and thus had no such worries about the matter of turning the corpse into a dried-up body.
After politely declining, Cao Ya left the territory of the ancient Jiang family.
Ye Fan and his companions chatted with Jiang Taixu and the other members of the Jiang family before chasing after them.
Jiang Taixu did not take the Hengyu Furnace with him. The vast ancient Jiang family, with its millions of members and those who depended on it, all needed the protection of the Hengyu Furnace.
Moreover, with the Great Sage of the Human Race leading the way with his Imperial Weapon, which powerful force would be so blind as to intercept and kill him?
After that, Cao Ya skipped over the sacred Yaochi and Shizhai.
In the stone village, Master Zhang saw his figure. Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, the aura he exuded belonged to a Great Sage or Emperor of the Human Race. The people of the stone village bowed in reverence.
As Ye Fan and his group passed by, Zhang Lin looked nostalgic; he was the patriarch of Shizhai.
"Huh? Where is the Great Sage going?!" Jiang Taixu exclaimed in surprise.
"It's here?!" Zhang Lin was also taken aback.
Soon, Ye Fan, Duan De, Hei Huang, and the old blind man all learned where Cao Ya had arrived.
"Primordial Ancient Mine!"
Cao Ya stopped for a moment, looking down with a wary expression.
The earth is crimson like blood, as it has always been since ancient times; desolation is its eternal theme.
The ground was covered with gravel, and the occasional rocky hills were as red as blood, silent as tombstones.
The Primordial Ancient Mine, one of the seven forbidden zones of life, is home to many ancient supreme beings. An ancient emperor severed his own Dao Fruit and entered the Primordial Ancient Mine, relying on its special nature to seal himself away.
Ancient emperors were among the strongest beings in the universe, like the Ancient Emperor and the Mythical Celestial Venerable, whose power shook the world and whose divine source could not be sealed.
Only the seven forbidden zones of life, and a very few special areas, can allow the Supreme Being to slumber and prevent the erosion of time.
It is the supreme being, not an emperor or ruler.
Only by severing oneself and voluntarily abandoning one's Dao Fruit, and then entering the forbidden zone, can one become the supreme being of the forbidden zone.
These figures, though equally unparalleled throughout history and supreme beings in the cultivation world, with few comparable existences even after traversing the entire universe, are still inferior to the peak Heavenly Venerables, Ancient Emperors, and Great Emperors.
Not only the fruits of the Dao, but also the heart of the Dao.
Cao Yacai is equivalent to a Great Sage, not even a Quasi-Emperor. Even though he wields an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, he would not dare to risk venturing deep into the Primordial Ancient Mine to carry out a deterrent action.
The Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone is essentially an alternative path to enlightenment. Even powerful beings like those who are about to achieve enlightenment or are quasi-emperors are nothing more than ants before the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone.
Ultimately, Cao Ya's cultivation level wasn't high enough. Even with the help of an ultimate imperial weapon, he still had to avoid certain special places.
If I could attain enlightenment...
Cao Ya shook his head and sighed softly. Those who become emperors are invincible throughout the universe, but he dared not make such a boast.
His cultivation level in the Heaven-Covering Technique was comparable to that of the Four Sages of Immortality.
Even if all power is taken into account, it would only amount to six Great Saints of the Immortal Realm.
If he remembered correctly, there are beings in the universe who are about to attain enlightenment.
What is meant by someone who is about to attain enlightenment?
A Quasi-Emperor at the Great Perfection stage, having touched upon the laws of the Imperial Path and the laws of the Emperor Path, is only one step away from proving himself as an Emperor.
We still need to cultivate diligently... Ultimately, all problems boil down to a matter of strength...
Cao Ya remained silent for a few seconds before setting off again.
Behind them, Jiang Taixu, Ye Fan, Zhang Lin, the Blind Man, Duan De, and the Black Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. Their hearts had been pounding in their throats, and they had thought that Cao Ya, the Great Sage, was suddenly full of confidence and was going to act rashly and attack the forbidden zone of life.
"The aura of an ancient emperor... belongs to the Devouring Emperor."
Within the Primordial Ancient Mine, a supreme being awakens, opening its divine eyes. A vast, boundless aura surges forth, and within its eyes, the sun, moon, and stars revolve, as if heaven and earth are being created, evolving the Great Thousand Worlds.
"Devouring Heaven... Hah, that's the Ruthless Great Emperor, that vicious woman, cruel and ruthless to the extreme." A Supreme Being said coldly, seemingly having suffered a loss before. Upon seeing the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, he suddenly became annoyed and flicked his finger.
Boom!!!
Jiang Taixu and Ye Fan, who were behind, saw a point of divine light suddenly appear, radiating the aura of an ancient emperor, transcending time and space, omnipotent, and indestructible, and it came close at hand.
With a deafening roar, the heavens and earth shattered.
That was just a glimmer of divine light. The Primordial Ancient Mine Supreme casually pointed it out, without any real effort, because he was still in a slumbering state. Breaking the seal without authorization would require a massive amount of life essence to replenish, and this was not the calculated point of emergence on the path to immortality.
The Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone was simply furious with the Ruthless Great Emperor. Upon seeing the Devouring Demon Jar, he recalled his past grievances and took his anger out on Cao Ya, killing him with a single finger.
That ray of divine light was terrifying; it cleaved the sky in two, pierced the heavens, and caused a section of the outer starry sky to dim permanently.
The chaotic energy was boiling, like a primordial divine light that had created the world; it was difficult to assess how powerful it was.
It seems capable of crushing all the heavens throughout eternity and shattering the universe and the sea of stars!
"Great Sage Cao Ya?!" Ye Fan, Jiang Taixu, Black Emperor, and others were instantly horrified.
Why did the Supreme Ruler of the Forbidden Zone make a move?!
It's clearly not time to embark on the path to immortality yet!
These supreme beings of forbidden zones have given up everything for the sake of becoming immortals; it is an eternal obsession. They will never emerge into the world unless it is at a critical juncture.
Unless it can no longer hold on, it will need to launch a dark upheaval, exterminate all living beings, and absorb the life essence of all living beings to fill its own bottomless pit.
But that single finger gesture was nothing more than slaughter.
What exactly happened?
Ye Fan and his companions were horrified, while some other creatures felt a great sense of pleasure.
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